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Mie Kumagai

Date of birth: 1968-06-11^[1] (age 56)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1993^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega AM3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 3 Hitmaker Sega Divisions: Sega AM3 Sega AM2 Sega R&D2 Colopl^[2]
Role(s): Producer, Director

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Mie Kumagai (熊谷美恵), joined Sega AM3 in 1993 and succeeded Hisao Oguchi as head of Hitmaker. She is mainly credited for spearheadding the Virtua Tennis series of games.

After Sega AM3 was dissolved in 2008 she joined AM2, bringing with her legacy AM3 series Gunblade NY, Virtua Tennis and Derby Owners Club, and primarily produced the department's mobile games. Shortly after their original mobile game Squads: Saikyou no Kizuna, and before the release of Fortisia SEGAxLINE^[3], she left Sega to join mobile-focused developer Colopl.^[2]

Production history

Games

Rail Chase 2 (Model 2; 1995) — Produced by
Gunblade NY (Model 2; 1996) — Producer
Decathlete (Saturn; 1996) — Producer^[4]
Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[5]
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Model 3; 1997) — producer (as Kumagai Mie)
Winter Heat (Sega Titan Video; 1997) — Producer
Winter Heat (Saturn; 1998) — Producer^[6]
Magical Truck Adventure (Model 3; 1998) — Producer & Director
Toy Fighter (NAOMI; 1999) — Producers
Kasei Channel Mars TV (NAOMI; 1999) — Producer
Virtua Tennis (NAOMI; 1999) — Producer
Confidential Mission (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2000) — Producer/Director
Virtua Tennis (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producer
Virtua Tennis 2 (NAOMI; 2001) — Producer
Confidential Mission (Dreamcast; 2001) — Producer/Director
Virtua Tennis 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Producer
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Producer
Avalon no Kagi (Triforce; 2003) — Producer
Astro Boy: Omega Factor (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 15: Decathlete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Special Thanks
Avalon no Kagi 2: Chitsujo to Kairitsu (Triforce; 2004) — Producer
Derby Owners Club Online (Windows PC; 2004) — Producer
The Quiz Show (NAOMI Satellite Terminal; 2005) — Producer
Dai 3 Ji Super Robot Taisen Alpha: Shuuen no Ginga e (PlayStation 2; 2005) — 製作協力^[7] (as 熊谷美恵)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 20: Space Harrier II ~Space Harrier Complete Collection~ (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
Virtua Tennis 3 (Lindbergh; 2006) — Producer
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 24: Last Bronx -Tokyo Bangaichi- (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice (Lindbergh; 2006) — Special Thanks to
Virtua Tennis 3 (PlayStation 3; 2007) — Producer
Manic Panic Ghosts (NAOMI; 2007) — Special Thanks To
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 31: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Special Thanks
Derby Owners Club 2008: Feel the Rush (Lindbergh Blue; 2008) — Senior Producer
Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — AM3
Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — AM3
Sega Superstars Tennis (Nintendo DS; 2008) — AM3
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66 (Xbox 360; 2009) — Special Thanks...
Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns (Wii; 2010) — Producer
Virtua Tennis 4 (Wii; 2011) — Creative Producer
Virtua Tennis 4 (Windows PC; 2011) — Creative Producer
Virtua Tennis 4 (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Creative Producer
Virtua Tennis 4 (Xbox 360; 2011) — Creative Producer
Virtua Tennis Challenge (Android; 2012) — Producer
Virtua Tennis Challenge (iOS; 2012) — Producer
Derby Owners Club (iOS; 2012) — Producer
Border Break Mobile: Shippuu no Gun Front (iOS; 2013) — Co-Producer
Derby Owners Club (Android; 2013) — Producer
Border Break Mobile: Shippuu no Gun Front (Android; 2013) — Co-Producer
Squads: Saikyou no Kizuna (Android; 2015) — Producer
Squads: Saikyou no Kizuna (iOS; 2015) — Producer
Yumeiro Cast (iOS; 2015) — Producer
Yumeiro Cast (Android; 2015) — Producer

Music

Magical Truck Adventure (CD; 1999) — Game Producer & Director
Dennou Senki Virtual-On Marz Official Sound Data (CD; 2003) — GAME Produce
From Loud 2 Low: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works (CD; 2003) — Executive Producer
Musica e WCCF: World Club Champion Football Serie A 2001-2003 (CD; 2003) — Exective Producer
OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks
Musica e WCCF Secondo Movimento (CD; 2008) — Executive Producer
Gunblade NY & L.A. Machineguns Original Soundtrack (CD; 2011) — SPECIAL THANKS to^[8]

Derby Owners Club (1999) — Producer
Derby Owners Club 2000 (2000) — Producer
Derby Owners Club World Edition (2001) — Producer
Derby Owners Club 2 (2002) — Producer
Avalon no Kagi Ver.1.20: Summon The New Monsters (2004) — Producer
Derby Owners Club 2009: Ride for the Live (2009) — Producer

Magazine articles

Main article: Mie Kumagai/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Mie Kumagai

External links

Hito Maker entry #103

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://sega.jp/studio/hm.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-15 22:31)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://www.redbull.com/jp-ja/game-producer-mie-kumagai
↑ https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/230320c/3
↑ File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:WinterHeat_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:D3SRWAlpha_PS2_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:GNYLAMOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20040415223154.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fstudio.2Fhm.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://sega.jp/studio/hm.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-15 22:31)

[https:.2F.2Fwww.redbull.com.2Fjp-ja.2Fgame-producer-mie-kumagai-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://www.redbull.com/jp-ja/game-producer-mie-kumagai

[https:.2F.2Fnews.denfaminicogamer.jp.2Finterview.2F230320c.2F3-3] ttps://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/230320c/3

[:File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-4] File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Jam_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:WinterHeat_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-6] File:WinterHeat_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:D3SRWAlpha_PS2_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-7] File:D3SRWAlpha_PS2_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:GNYLAMOST_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p7-8] File:GNYLAMOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7

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